England and India wore black bracelets in the first headingley test, as a sign of respect for victims of air accidents in Ahmedabad in June. Indian captain Shaubman Gill, his English counterpart Ben Stokes and the rest of their teammates were seen on black bracelets as they entered an iconic place for the usual routines before the match.
Both teams watched a minute of silence before the start of the game on Friday, June 20.
“Both teams today will wear black bracelets as a sign of respect for those who lost their lives on an air aircraft,” she said in an English cricket album in a statement.
“Our thoughts are with all affected events that took place last week in Ahmedabad”.
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Before the start of the test match, India wore black bracelets during the training match in Beckenham and mourned over the loss of life in an aircraft crash. The London Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into the faculty’s premises and invaded the flames on June 12. All except one of the 242 passengers and crew On board the flight (AI 171) and another 29 people, including five MBBS students, was killed on the ground.
Good goal: the frog
When he spoke to throwing, the newly appointed Captain SHUBMAN GILL was not very annoyed after he lost throwing because he believed that the surface looked one for the dough after the first session.
“We would also be bowing too, you know. It was a dry summer, hopefully it will be a bit in the first meeting, but I think it will be a good goal of batting,” Gill said.
“Great day, you know, the sun is out and it looks like a good launching day,” he added.
When she talked about the preparations, Gill was self -confident after her training and the match between squad. He supported the team to open the World Cup campaign (WTC) for the 2025-2027 season for positive.
“The preparation was, you know, amazing. We have practiced in Beckenham for the last 10 days when we had a training game. I think all the boys feel physically and mentally in good space,” he said.
No easwaran, arshdeep for 1. Test
India filed a debut in Leeds and brought Karun Nair, who returned to the XI test for the first time since March 2017.
Gill revealed that they decided to attack a quick bowling attack, while Ravindra Jadeja was a lonely spinner. Shardul Thakur was chosen as the second versatile in XI.
“We went with three fast pitchers and Shardul (Thakur) Bhai, Sai (Sudharsan) debuted and Karun returns.” Gill also explained that Sudharsan would come in three.
India plays 11 for Headingley test: Yashsvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, SHUBMAN GILL (C), RISHABH PANT (WK), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
June 20, 2025
